Chemicals and Drugs

Aerogels

A synthetic porous ultralight solid material is created from a gel through a supercritical drying process, in which the gel's liquid component is replaced with gas.

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Abstract

A synthetic porous ultralight solid material is created from a gel through a supercritical drying process, in which the gel's liquid component is replaced with gas.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Aero-Gels
  • Aerogel
  • Carbon Aerogels
  • Hybrid Aerogels
  • Polymer Aerogels
  • Silica Aerogels

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

2026

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Previous Indexing

  • Gels (1999-2025)

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  1. D20.280w.320w.001w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aerogels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099097. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099097
  2. Aerogels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel
  3. Aerogels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381490